Method and apparatus of using alcohol and high-pressure processing (hpp) to preserve all-natural beverages
OwnerShawn Lawlessinventor
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Abstract
An all-natural caffeinated beverages and alcohol composition, including a mixture of all-natural caffeinated beverages and alcohol having a ph of less than or equal to 4.6, wherein the mixture has an alcohol content of 2-20% by volume, and wherein the mixture has been subjected to a high-pressure processing such that the mixture has been subjected to a pressure range of 70,000-95,000 psi for a time period of 1 to 5 minutes such that the high-pressure processing does not utilize an external heating source.
Claims13
An all-natural, shelf stable caffeinated beverage and alcohol composition, comprising:
- a mixture of all-natural caffeinated beverage and alcohol having a pH of less than or equal to 4.6,
- wherein the mixture has an alcohol content of 2-20% by volume;
- and
- wherein the mixture has been subjected to a high-pressure processing such that the mixture has been subjected to a pressure range of 70,000-95,000 psi for a time period of 1 to 5 minutes, wherein the high-pressure processing does not utilize an external heating source.
The composition, according to claim wherein the alcohol content is 6-15% by volume.
A method of preparing an all-natural, shelf stable caffeinated beverage and alcohol composition, comprising the steps of:
- introducing an amount of an all-natural caffeinated beverage into a mixer;
- introducing an amount of an alcohol into the mixer;
- blending the mixture of the all-natural caffeinated beverage and alcohol while maintaining a pH of the mixture of the all-natural caffeinated beverage and alcohol at less than or equal to 4.6 and an alcohol content of 2-20% by volume;
- placing the blended mixture of all-natural caffeinated beverage and alcohol in sealable containers;
- sealing the sealable containers containing the blended mixture of all-natural caffeinated beverage and alcohol;
- transporting the sealed containers containing the blended mixture of all-natural caffeinated beverage and alcohol to a high-pressure processing container;
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- subjecting the sealed containers containing the blended mixture of all-natural caffeinated beverage and alcohol to a high-pressure processing such that the blended mixture has been subjected to a pressure range of 70,000-95,000 psi for a time period of 1 to 5 minutes, wherein the high-pressure processing does not utilize an external heating source.
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